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<p>The number of doctors in dermatology specialty training programmes in England is
shown in the following table. Data is not available for years prior to 2012.</p><p>
</p><p>Number of doctors in dermatology specialty training at March of each year in
England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year in training</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
of dermatology trainees</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Published General Medical Council (GMC) data</p><p> </p><p>Doctors wishing to enter
specialty training in the United Kingdom need to have completed an undergraduate medical
degree and two years of foundation training, after which they can enter a six-year
specialty training programme. This comprises of one of three two-year core training
programmes (Core Medical Training, Acute Care Common Stem in Acute Medicine or Level
1 Paediatric training), followed by four years of dermatology training, and upon successful
completion they can gain registration with the GMC as a specialist doctor.</p><p>
</p><p>The data in the table is specific to years three to six of this training pathway.</p>
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